I have had some requests for a book on the very basics of the stock market. While I have not read this particular book personally I have heard very good things about it and if anyone had any complaints they were that the book was too basic, not necessarily a bad thing for the true newbie. In general I have also found the Dummies books to be a great source of introductory information on pretty much any topic so I am sure this one will do the trick as well.